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Everyone, do you know what SPA is?

SPA stands for Specialty store retailer of private label apparel. In other words, it is a specialized retailer of private label apparel. To put it simply, one company does all the manufacturing and distribution.

(SPA is said to have been first introduced by Gap, an American jeans company, in 1986. Most SPA brand stores are operated in the form of large directly managed stores.)

Representative SPA brands are Uniqlo, Zara, and H&M. Then, what are some famous SPA brands in Korea? Let's see it together~

1️⃣ Korean Spao (SPAO)

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Spao is a SPA brand started by E-Land Group in 2009. SPAO tends to target people in their late teens to early 20s. The colors are bright and the characters are cute, so it's popular with young people. Spao is a clothing brand I often buy in Korea. Spao is famous for its collaborations with various movies, animations or famous characters.

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Spao's pajamas are very famous. For example , collaborations with famous characters such as Crayon Crayon and Outlook Luffy are really popular. And Harry Potter, Pengsoo, Kakao Friends, etc. have also been combined. And Spao has the advantage of always entertaining consumers with fun and exciting events. It is a brand that Koreans like very much because the price is reasonable.

2️⃣ Korean top ten

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TOPTEN ranked #1 domestic SPA brand in Korea by sales in the early 2020s. Topten often holds 1+1 events and the price is not expensive. However, 1+1 is often applied, which can be a disadvantage for customers who want to buy only one. And Top Ten is a clothing brand that can be worn by anyone regardless of age or reputation because almost all of them are basic items that are passable.

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Top Ten's padding is very famous. I also bought a long padding from Top Ten last winter. The material was good and comfortable, so I wore it very well. Top Ten's long padding is priced at 129,900 won, but you can buy it cheaper if you buy it during the reverse season.

3️⃣ Korea 8 Seconds

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The last SPA brand I would like to introduce is 8 Seconds.

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8 Seconds usually reflects the latest trends due to the short production cycle (1-2 weeks). Compared to Top Ten, 8 Seconds has more variety of clothes. It may be a matter of likes or dislikes, but there are various designs and fits compared to other SPA brands with similar concepts.

Guys, what brand of clothes do you usually buy in Korea? Do you often buy Korean SPA brands ?